Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn thi Tiếng Anh lớp 8

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1. ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 Thời gian làm bài 90 phút II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (2,5 pts) 1. A. melody B. button C. correct D. folk 2. A. fast B. ritual C. saint D. ancestor 3. A. flour B. humour C. colour D. labour 4. A. weight B. neighbour C. household D. honour 5. A. thunder B. southern C. earthquake D. north III. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D. (2,5 pts) 1. A. performance B. language C. obesity D. relaxing 2. A. community B. sociable C. surfing D. virtual 3. A. garden B. sidewalk C. drawing D. enroll 4. A. generation B. similarity C. spiritual D. university 5. A. humid B. airmail C. discuss D. pancake IV. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (10 pts) 1. Mai looks ___ her mother. A. as B. the same C. like D. as same as 2. Some people are very selfish. They only think of ___. A. himself B. theirselves C. ourselves D. themselves 3. To remember the words you’ve learnt you have to ___ them often. A. repeat B. revise C. replace D. rewrite 4. Some of the products are at cheaper ___. A. prices B. costs C. prizes D. charges 5. There is a crowd of students ___ for the lecturer outside the lecture hall. A. to wait B. waiting C. to be waiting D. are waiting 6. ___ her five dresses, she likes the red one best. A. Of B. In C. From D. Among 7. His parents made him ___up late at night to do his homework. A. to stay B. staying C. stayed D. stay 8. Paul tried to sound ___ but I could not tell something was worrying him. A. casualty B. casually C. casual D. casualness 9. I often have presents ___ in colourful paper to give somebody on special occasions. A. wrap B. wrapped C. to wrap D. wrapping 10. My sister has a ___ baby. A. two- months-old B. two-month- olds C. two-months-olds D. two-month-old V. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. (5 pts) 1. I put salt in my coffee ___ mistake. 2. Have you got money ___ you? Page 1/6
2. 3. I was ___ to go out when the telephone rang. 4. May I introduce you ___ Miss Brown? 5. He was ill ___ a week and ___ that week his wife never left his side. 6. It has rained ___ two o’clock. 7. I am extremely grateful ___ all the teachers ___ their help. 8. You’d better not drink that milk, Linh. It’s gone ___. VI. Rearrange these following sentences to make a complete conversation. (5 pts) A. I’m happy to hear that. Where were you when the earthquake happened? B. But my family were still safe, none of whom was injured. C. I’m sorry to hear that. D. Of course, I’ll come. Thank for your invitation. See you later. E. Hi, Harry. Glad to see you. I am very worried about you and your family when I heard that your town was struck by an earthquake last week. F. Now your family is having an architect rebuild my house. I’m happy to invite you to visit my new house next month. G. See you again. H. Thank god. I heard that many people were injured during the earthquake. I. Hello, Liz. I am glad to see you, too. It was the most terrible earthquake that I had ever undergone. Luckily, my family survived. J. I was at school. My house was damaged. At that time, I was very worried about my family whether they were safe or not. Your answers: 1.___ 2. ___ 3. ___ 4. ___ 5. ___ 6. ___ 7. ___ 8. ___9.___ 10. ___ VII. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. (5 pts) 1. He told her (1. bring) ___ it back, but now he (2. not try) ___ it on yet. 2. He (3. give) ___ new bike for his birthday next week. 3. Why are you under the table? You (4. look) ___ for something? 4. The vase (5. break) ___ when it (6. move) ___ to the other room. 5. I (7. have) ___ my house (8. paint) ___. That’s why there is all this mess. 6. I came to class. When I (9. enter) ___, the teacher had finished going over the previous lesson and (10. write) ___ something on the black board. VIII. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters. (5 pts) 1. Minh ___ this morning, and was late for school. (SLEEP) 2. I got my trousers ___ because they were too short. (LONG) 3. The Gold Coast is famous for its most ___ theme parks in Australia such as Dreamworld and White Water World. (ICON) 4. A ___ person is one who is kind. (THINK) 5. You must put all ___ and drugs in locked cupboards. (CHEMIST) 6. Tim should spend more time on Spanish ___. (PRONOUNCE) 7. She always listens ___ to what she is told. (ATTENTION) 8. T.V is bringing not only information but also ___. (ENTERTAIN) 9. It was a long, slow film. I nearly died of ___. (BORE) 10. Cool the burns___ so as to minimize tissue damage. (IMMEDIATE) Your answers: Page 2/6
3. 1.___ 6. ___ 2.___ 7. ___ 3.___ 8. ___ 4.___ 9. ___ 5.___ 10. ___ IX. Each of the following sentences contains ONE error. Find, circle, and correct it. (5pts) 1. She was waiting nervous in the waiting room for the interview. A B C D 2. Which one is the most modern of these two buildings? A B C D 3. The price of crude oil used be a great deal lower than now. A B C D 4. It’s high time people pay much attention to education. A B C D 5. John, I think you should stop playing computer games and concentrate in your study. A B C D Your answers: 1. ___ 3. ___ 2. ___ 4. ___ 5. ___ X. Read the passage and circle the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage. (10 pts) Asia is the biggest (1) ___in the world. From east to west, it (2) ___almost half way around the globe, from north to south it spreads from the frozen Arctic to the sweltering, tropical heat of Southeast Asia. All 17 of the world’s mountains over 8,000 m (26,246 ft) can (3) ___in Asia, as well as the largest and (4) ___lakes-the Caspian Sea and the Lake Baikal. The world’s first civilizations (5) ___here, many of the most important inventions were made here, and all the world’s major religions began here. Much of Asian (6) ___uninhabited, yet its 48 countries are (7) ___to 3,672,342,000 people- more than half the world’s population. The (8) ___of oil in countries such as Saudi Arabia has made some people very rich, while many of those who live (9) ___ the Indian subcontinent live in rural areas and are (10) ___ poor. 1. A. place B. country C. continent D. area 2. A. stretches B. reaches C. widens D. lengthens 3. A. be examined B. be seen C. be watched D. be found 4. A. the shortest B. the deepest C. the hugest D. the vastest 5. A. was started B. started C. start D. starting 6. A. is B. are C. were D. have been 7. A. land B. house C. countryside D. home 8. A. discovery B. invention C. development D. search 9. A. at B. in C. on D. with 10. A. quietly B. deeply C. greatly D. extremely Page 3/6
4. XI. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage. (10 pts) Health and fitness are not just for young people. They are for anybody willing to accept the discipline of a good diet and regular exercise. (1) ___ age, there is a tendency to feel that the body is no longer able to perform. Aches and pains are considered normal. Instead of pushing the body to do (2) ___, activities become limited. Yet example (3) ___ example shows us that older people can- and should- (4) ___ active. Men and woman in (5) ___ sixties have run in marathons, races of more than twenty-six miles. Some professional athletes stay competitive (6) ___ their forties and fifties. For most people, simple activities (7) ___ walking and swimming are all that is need to stay in shape. It’s important to include exercise in your (8) ___ routine. In winter, (9) ___ push-ups, sit-ups, and other indoor exercises. Of course, such exercises will be of little use if you follow them (10) ___ soda and chips. XII. Read the following passage then choose the best answer to complete each sentence. (5 pts) Cheap airplane tickets: To fly for less money, you can buy non-refundable plane tickets two or three months before your trip. The cheapest way to fly is as a courier. In return for delivering a package for a courier company, you get a plane ticket that costs as little as one quarter of the regular fare or even less if the company needs someone at the last minute. Recently, a courier flew round trip from Los Angeles to Tokyo for $100; a regular ticket cost around $1,800. Train passes: If you are going to do a lot of travelling by train, a train pass will save your journey. Buying a single pass gives you unlimited travel for a period of time. Train passes can be especially useful in India, which has the world’s largest rail system; in Japan, where trains are fast and convenient; and in Europe, where trains go to over 30,000 cities. Hotels: Hotels used to provide cheap accommodations-in dormitories-for people under the age of 25. Nowadays, hostels don’t have any age requirements. They’re not only cheap but a great way to meet people. Hostels are often in interesting places - a castle in Germany, a lighthouse in California, a one-room schoolhouse in the wilderness of Australia. And sometimes hostels have luxuries like swimming pools. 1. In order to fly cheaper, you can A. book two months before your trip. B. book three months before your trip. C. buy no-refundable plane tickets. D. buy non-refundable plane tickets two or 3 months before you travel. 2. A courier A. is cheaper than many other fare. B. is three times cheaper than a regular fare. C. is four times cheaper than a regular fare. D. can only be found from Los Angeles. 3. A train pass A. helps you travel fast from one place to another. B. saves your money. C. can be useful in a country where there isn’t a D. can be useful anywhere in the world. large railway system. 4. Hotels A. are only for people under the age of 25. B. don’t require how old you are. C. are great way to make friends. D. cheaper than it used to be. 5. You can find Page 4/6
5. A. a lighter house as a hotel. B. a cattle. C. a dormitory. D. a cottage. XIII. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words. (5 pts) 1. I can’t cook and John can’t either. => Neither ___ 2. That’s the strangest film I’ve ever seen. => I’ve never ___ 3. When you phoned me, it was my lunchtime. => I was ___ 4. Diana finds it easy to make friends. => Diana has no ___ 5. I only recognized him when he came into the light. => Not until ___ XIV. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the suggested word in such a way that it is similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. (5 pts) 1. I’d prefer it if you didn’t smoke in here. MIND => ___ ? 2. “I cannot go to the science class tomorrow,” said Hoa. FOLLOWING =>___ ___ 3. This is such a difficult test that all the candidates can’t finish it on time. TOO => ___. 4. People use too much fertilizer, so land will be spoiled. IF => ___. 5. My parents want me to learn something interesting. INSIST =>___ XV. Write a paragraph (100-120 words) to tell about your favourite folk tale that you have ever read or heard about. Tell the reasons you like it and the moral thing(s) you’ve learnt from the story. (10 pts) Page 5/6
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